This pragmatic book is a guide for the use of simulation in surgery and surgical subspecialties, including general surgery, urology, gynecology, cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, and otolaryngology. It offers evidence-based recommendations for the application of simulation in surgery and addresses procedural skills training, clinical decision-making and team training, and discusses the future of surgical simulation. Readers are introduced to the different simulation modalities and technologies used in surgery with a variety of learners including students, residents, practicing surgeons, and other health-related professionals.

Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD

Vice Chair of Education, Chief MIS/ Bariatric Surgery

Indiana University

School of Medicine

Department of Surgery

Indianapolis, IN

USA

James R. Korndorffer, Jr., MD, MHPE

Vice Chair of Education

Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford, CA

USA

Robert Sweet, MD, FACS

Executive Director WISH and CREST

Medical Director Kidney Stone Clinic

Professor Urology

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

USA